Galaxy Zoo Starburst Talk

Any scientists know what this might be?

  • pmj by pmj

    Simbad has this down as an object of unknown nature. I can't make out if it is in this galaxy or in front of it. Unless the colour is an artifact it is blue/green, and there is another greenish area below and to the right of it.

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  • jules by jules moderator

    Good catch everyone! The Examine page takes you to a nearby smaller blob (with a different ObjID) rather than the striking blue one in this image which is marked as having a spectrum but I haven't been able to locate it yet..

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  • mlpeck by mlpeck

    Here's the "interactive spectrum" from DR9 -- for some reason Navigate doesn't recognize an object there:

    http://dr9.mirror.sdss3.org/spectrumDetail?plateid=455&mjd=51909&fiber=132.

    This must be a star forming region in the galaxy, judging by the redshift.

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